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Thread: Add Rapper as an Elite Profession

DarkTemplar666
Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:58 am
#1
My friend Redet thinks we need Rapper as an Elite Profession, with These Trees



Raps

Clothing

Rides

Cribs


Thanks
Progettista
Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:59 am
#2
we need a macro for ring tone downloads from rising artist like "fity cent" and "snoop dogg"



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DarkTemplar666
Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:00 am
#3
Dorrsk also said, if Rapper enters live, He will Take up the Elite Alias of "Big Daddy Ebay Jedi"
Sneev
Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:03 am
#4

Please God, no.


One of the unique things about SWG is the fact that it presents us with a futuristic society we can participate in - one that is unique unto itself, although of course it does reflect modern human sensibilities to some degree.


Taking something like modern day poetry rap, and including it in the game would be a complete anachronism. Believe it or not, despite raps current popularity, its going to fade out like every other musical style in time. Its ubiquitous at the moment but 20 years from now the kids will be laughing at the people who still listen to rap as old-fogies.


Admittedly, they did include bigband style jazz sounds in the game and I think thats kind of stupid too - although they were constrained by the movies so we can blame George for that.


The last thing I want to see is endless people pretending to be criminals, dressing in too much jewelry and waving their pistol in the air while trying to spout imitation rap music in the Cantina. I admit there is some very decent rap- although I am no fan and only own one album that would qualify - but lets face it, the typical player is not that clever at poetry and it would grow old quickly.


Besides, its obvious the devs want to kill off entertainers and musicians, look at the current patch. The only ones that are going to be left will be the AFK macroers who are only there to convert exps to FS skill points I suspect.




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Chessack
Tue Jul 19, 2005 11:41 am
#5
They can't come up with the content for the existing elite ent profs... I can't see that they should add more elites until the old ones have more content to begin with.

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LinaraAdun
Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:01 pm
#6




Sneev wrote:


One of the unique things about SWG is the fact that it presents us with a futuristic society we can participate in...



Sorry I have to nitpick Star Wars takes place a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. So it's not really a futuristic society hehe.





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Skuzz
Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:20 pm
#7
Your friend redet is a very 'special' person, what an incredibly imaginative and appropriate idea...

/SarcasmOff 





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JaggedEdge5858
Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:17 pm
#8
Worst idea ever....
Panthu
Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:40 pm
#9
New Jedi used to talk about a Singer prof a lot, it could have a lot of different styles and this could be one of them. As for whether or not "rap" fits in with SW, we already have Poplock and Breakdance for Dancer which fit in just as well as Formal and Exotic (Ballet and Belly dancing).


Just because something is snooty doesn't mean it fits in any better than something popular.


Anyway, I never really get these arguments because Lucas based everything in SW on real life things - some historical, some exotic to those of us state side, and some things that were just every day for 1970's U.S. culture. Seems a little silly to me to get hung up on this kind of thing, Lucas sure didn't.


I mean, "Ephant Mon?" *rolls eyes* Come on!




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The_Real_Che
Wed Jul 20, 2005 6:45 am
#10

They do need to add some kind of vocal performer like Sy Snootles and Joh Yowza (who was a rapper by the way)





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Bim_Azul
Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:07 am
#11
They don't need to add the profession, it's already in game. I'm Bloodfin's King of Rap, having won what I believe to have been the server's only sanctioned rap-off last year. I wear the bling, drive the biggest, slowest vehicle, and add absolutely nothing tangible to society.


That said, I'd LOVE to see a couple entertainer-level dances added which look like singing/rapping. Like holding a microphone (which would be an entertainer-level prop) and singing into it. The flourishes would be Mick-Jagger-ish or Run-DMC-ish poses and hand wavings.



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Jamila
Wed Jul 20, 2005 7:11 pm
#12
/rofl


I like this idea, just because it will add some much-needed humor to the game. Besides, who says this game needs to be exactly like Star Wars, timeline and content both? I think we've long established with the Jedi population that the devs see nothing wrong with deviating from the SW canon . . .


But before that, please fix the other professions first. Adding a new, hilarious profession would be great . . . but after all those CHs, Rangers, Scouts, Smugglers, Entertainers (you're not done with us yet!), Crafters . . . oh, screw it, no reason to list all the profs . . . until you focus on PROFS OTHER THAN JEDI, please don't add a new one.




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The_Real_Che
Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:49 am
#13




Bim_Azul wrote:

They don't need to add the profession, it's already in game. I'm Bloodfin's King of Rap, having won what I believe to have been the server's only sanctioned rap-off last year. I wear the bling, drive the biggest, slowest vehicle, and add absolutely nothing tangible to society.


That said, I'd LOVE to see a couple entertainer-level dances added which look like singing/rapping. Like holding a microphone (which would be an entertainer-level prop) and singing into it. The flourishes would be Mick-Jagger-ish or Run-DMC-ish poses and hand wavings.





Oh man...you just inspired me


I've always wanted better dances than crappy breakdance (no windmills?) and a mic as a prop would be hot





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